Saturday, July 18, 2015

A Gentle Hand to Hand Bomb

There is a comforting hand in times of trouble

There is a troubling hand in times of comfort

A Gentle Hand (repeating poem)

In moments fraught with toil and stressHe offered up a gentle hand-When all around seemed mired in messAnd shrouds of doubt confused one’s sightHe offered up a gentle hand-Each turn of life a will oppressEach turn of card saw hope take flightWhat was the Joy of living forHe offered up a gentle hand-Those memories which now depressThe future couldn’t be as brightAs tears which flowed through evermoreTomorrows only promise rainHe offered up a gentle hand-The screams of problems needs addressBut hesitation heeds their plightAnd answers meet one more closed doorWith one more reason to explainJust why it was they were not thereHe offered up a gentle hand-When all around seek hearts to blessAnd sped a smile of lasting lightWhere sharing caring riches soreContentment only real refrainFor blossoms spreading everywhereWho had learned why and understandHe offered up a gentle hand

(This poem has a number of things going on. It looks like a free form poem. On closer examination the rhyme pattern is discovered on the matching line of the next stanza, except "understand". "Understand" rhymes with "hand". Is this coincidence or is there some meaning? Adding one more line to each successive stanza is an allusion to life seemingly adding just one more problem. - I don't consider myself a religious man, though at times when I am alone, one may catch me in conversation with my Lord. I have studied the bible, in its various forms. I tend to get in trouble, with people who "value" the bible, when I point out the non-religious truths in the bible. Most of my life, I've been lucky to have a helping hand (or two, or tree, or...) stretched out in my direction. I'm not saying this is a religious poem. I planned that "He", with a capital "H" was the first word of a sentence. I think I made my meaning clear.)

To go with the poem, I've selected: James Taylor & Carole King "You've Got a Friend"

We move from helping hand to

Atlantic City, New Jersey Mayor Joseph Lazarow was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for a July 1977 publicity stunt, in which the mayor shook more than 11,000 hands in a single day. No one knows where or when the handshake originated and, let's face it, in today's world, the handshake has spread in new dimensions. There is one that is quite dangerous. Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla (of Smosh), in their deep love for mankind (or the cash they can make from YouTube) have put together a video.

Chances are handshakes won't hurt you. Unless it is with Hannibal Lecter. Then Run! He is gonna eat you! "HAND BOMB"